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The UK condemned the last monetary proposal from Hong Kong authorities for people who are assisted by the arrest of pro -democratic activists living in Britain.
In a joint statement, Foreign Minister David Lami and Interior Minister, Cooper, described this step as “another example of transnational repression”.
People are offered $ 25,000 (HK 200,000) and $ 125,000 for the information leading before the arrest of 19 people, all of them are democratic activists living abroad.
China has announced as “intervention” criticism over this type of appeal, which he did three times earlier.
19 people are accused of violating Beijing National Security Law, introduced in 2020 in response to anti -government protests in 2019, which the city was rocking for months.
The sum of the proposals vary depending on the person. Among the highest proposals on this list-choi Ming-Da and Fok Ka-CHI, which, according to Hong Kong police, are governed by a social media channel called “Tun. Politician Nathan Low-who was a legislator in the legislative council of Hong Kong activist and commentator Yuan Gong-II, also on the lists.
The first such awards were issued in July and December 2023. They are aimed at Nathan Law – who said the BBC that his life became more dangerous after the proclamation of generosity – and Simon Chen, a former UK consulate employee detained in 2019 in a high -profile case.
The third award series is aimed at six pro -democratic activists living in the UK and Canada, including Tony Chung, a former leader of the independence group.
A special visa scheme, presented in 2021, saw that about 150,000 Hong Kong residents moved to the UK, the Interior Ministry reports.
Last November, the Hong Kong court sentenced dozens of pro -democratic leaders to prison for sabotage, Following a controversial court of national security.
In her statement, in response to the last generosity, Mrs. Cooper and Mr. Lami said that “this government would continue to stand with Hong Kong people, including those who made the UK to their home. We perceive the protection of their rights, freedoms and security.”
Their joint statement added: “The UK strives for human rights, the rule of law and the security of all people in the UK. That is why we have taken additional steps to complete the Britain and Hong Kong Extradition Relations Break, Removing Hong Kong from the 2003 extradition law.”
